Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

The Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is a 2.0 kg scrub bird that eats mostly carrion. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

2.0 kg

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

27

Recorded in Gambia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Guinea, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Benin, Namibia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, S. Sudan, Niger, eSwatini, Togo.

Where to see it: Conakry · Port (Guinea); Parque de N´Batonha (Lagoa do PNUD) (Guinea-Bissau); Mansoor Hotel (Somalia); Home in Ker Sering village (Gambia); Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).

Photo: (c) Pål A. Olsvik, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist